US Army German Station

The US Army German Station was a unit of the US Army that existed from 1945 to 1949. The unit was located in West Germany, the Western Allies-occupied half of former Nazi Germany. It was in charge of guarding Bavaria and Hesse, and provided much of the armed forces in West Germany.

History
In the aftermath of World War II, 30,000 US Army troops were assigned to the US Army German Station, which was based out of Brunswick in West Germany. To the south, the British Army German Station of 6,000 troops was stationed in Gottingen. The US Army German Stationed remained in occupation of Germany until 1949, and from then on, it remained a unit in Germany that defended it in the event of a Soviet Union Red Army invasion.

The German Station remained in West Germany for many decades, always waiting for a Soviet or East Germany invasion. The US Army occupation forces were actually never engaged in combat against the communist forces. After 6 May 1946, they remained in occupation in Brunswick, and they were commanded by some World War II generals such as Edwin Walker. The German Station was discharged with the end of the Cold War in 1991, although there are still several US military bases across Germany.